ChiCken-LiTTLe

king told lives

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maid news

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1. One day Chicken-little went to the woods, where she had no right to be. As she was scratching about, an acorn fell upon her head.

2. “Oh, dear,” she said, “the sky is falling! I must run and tell the king.”

3. So off she ran as fast as she could. Soon she met Hen-len.

4. “Hen-len, Hen-len!” she cried. “The sky is falling. I saw it; I heard it; and part of it fell on my poor head. Let us go and tell the king.”

5. So Hen-len ran with her. Then they met Cock-lock.

6. “O Cock-lock,” said Hen-len, “run with us! The sky is falling.”

7. “Why! How do you know? ” asked Cock-lock.

8. “Chicken-little told me. She saw it; she heard it; and part of it fell on her poor head.”

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9. Then all three ran as fast as they could. On the way they met Duck-luck.

10. “Where are you going in such great haste?” she asked.

11. “O Duck-luck, run with us! The sky is falling!” Cock-lock said. “Who told you so?” asked Duckluck.

12. “Hen-len told me. She had the news from Chicken-little. Chicken-little saw it and heard it, and part of it fell on her poor head.”

13. So Duck-luck ran with them. Soon they met Drake-lake.

14. “O Drake-lake,” said Duck-luck, “have you not heard that the sky is falling?”

“No, no!” cried Drake-lake. “Who said so?”

15. “Cock-lock told me,” said Duckluck, “and Hen-len told him. Hen-len had it from Chicken-little; she saw it and heard it, and part of it fell on herpoor head.”

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16. And so all five ran as if for their lives. Then they met Goose-loose.

17. “Come, Goose-loose,” cried Drakelake, “run with us to the king. The sky is falling!”

18. “How do you know?” asked Gooseloose. “Duck-luck told me.” “And how did Duck-luck know?”

19. “Cock-lock told her. He heard it from Hen-len, who had it from Chicken-little. Chicken-little saw it and heard it, and part of it fell on herpoor head.”

20. They ran on till they met Ganderlander. When they told him their story, he ran with them. Then they met Turkey-lurkey. He too ran with them. So they all ran and ran.

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21. At last they met Fox-lox.

“Where are you going, my pretty maids?” said he, “and why are you running so fast?”

22. “O Fox-lox!” cried all of them at once, “the sky is falling, and we are going to tell the king.”

23. “That is great news,” said Fox-lox. “Come with me and I will show you the way.”

24. So they all went with him. But he only took theminto his den. Then he and his little ones ate up poor Chickenlittle, Hen-len, Cock-lock, Duck-luck, Drake-lake, Gooseloose, Gander-lander, and Turkey-lurkey. So they never saw the king to tell him that the sky was falling.

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Duck-luck Gander-lander

Drake-lake Turkey-lurkey

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